Henrietta Stickland has been creating children's books for thirty years. She ran a children's publishing house for many years, where she most enjoyed ghostwriting picture book texts for unpublished illustrators, and helped launch successful careers. Passionate about the written word and engaging young children to want to read, Henrietta continues to write picture books for young children today. She is never happier than when she's surrounded by her family and their eccentric menagerie of animals, at home in the depths of the beautiful countryside on the Somerset/Dorset border. Paul Stickland is an illustrator, author and designer. He's designed and illustrated everything from puppets to teapots and wrapping paper to greetings cards. He spent the last twenty years in the world of children's books and publishing where he's met many iconic characters and has enjoyed success in many countries.